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Progress and Plans of RP-1677:
Measurement and Prediction of Waterside Fouling Performance of Internally Enhanced Condenser Tubes Used
in Cooling Tower Applications
Dr. Chao Shen
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
PIs: Dr. Xinlei Wang, Dr. Anthony M. Jacobi
Feb. 10, 2015
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Contents
1. Project Introduction
2. Project Progress
3. Initial Test Results
4. Future Plan
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1.1 Background
● Use of enhanced tubes in cooling water tower
● Fouling issues
● Fouling resistance
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1.2 Project Objectives
● Experimentally determine the fouling resistance.
● Develop a prediction model.
● Propose a generalized calculation approach.
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1.3 Project Tasks
Task 1. Literature Review/Summary (Completed)
Task 2. Experiments and Data Acquisition (In process)
Task 2.1. Build the test system (1/3 completed)
Task 2.2. Make up the test cooling water
Task 2.3. Long-term fouling test
Task 3. Development of Fouling Model
Task 3.1. Develop the correlation of dry matter concentration
Task 3.2. Develop the prediction model of the asymptotic fouling resistance
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Task 1. Literature Review/Summary (Completed)
Title:Fouling of Enhanced Tubes for Condensers Used in Cooling Tower Systems: A Literature Review
Authors: Chao Shen, Chris Cirone, Anthony M. Jacobi, Xinlei Wang
Journal: Applied Thermal Engineering, 79 (2015) 74-87.
2. Project Process
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Task 2. Experiments and Data Acquisition (on-going) Task 2.1. Build the test system
(1) One of the three heat pumps is built
(2) The cooling water tower is built
(3) The data acquisition system is built
2. Project Process
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Schematic of the test system
2. Project Process
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Schematic of the test
system
2. Project Process
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(1) The heat pump (1/3)
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(1) The heat pump (1/3)
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(2) The cooling water tower
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(3) The DAQ and control system
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(3) The DAQ and control system
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(4) The remaining two heat pumps
The test tubes are already delivered to our LAB
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3. Initial tests
Test Water velocity
Saturation Temperature
Temperature controller
m/s ℃
Test 1 1.70 36.3 Manually Test 2 0.89 37.4 Controller
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(1)Water velocity: 1.70 m/s; (2) Saturation temperature: 36.3 ℃
3. Initial test results-Test 1
Water temperature and saturation temperature of refrigerant
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(1)Water velocity: 1.699 m/s; (2) Saturation temperature: 36.3 ℃
3. Initial test results-Test 1
Heat exchange rate and heat flux
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Tube Water velocity
T-water-in
T-water-out
∆𝐓--inlet-outlet
Heat exchange rate
Heat Flux Heat Flux ∆𝐏--pressure drop
m/s °C °C °C W Btu/hr-ft2 W/m2 PSI 1 1.70 29.74 31.69 1.95 2612.3 6918.9 21825.0 1.78 2 1.70 29.72 31.69 1.97 2643.2 7000.7 22083.0 1.66 3 1.70 29.82 31.77 1.95 2614.8 6925.5 21845.8 1.86
Saturation Pressure
Saturation Temperature T-refrigerant-in-middle
PSI °C °C
132.5 36.26 78.1
Test 2: Cooling-water-side results (averaged)
Test 2: Refrigerant-side results (averaged)
3. Initial test results-Test 1
(1)Water velocity: 1.699 m/s; (2) Saturation temperature: 36.3 ℃
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3. Initial test results-Test 2
Water temperature and saturation temperature of refrigerant
(1)Water velocity: 0.892 m/s; (2) Saturation temperature: 37.39 ℃
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3. Initial test results-Test 2
Heat exchange rate and heat flux
(1)Water velocity: 0.892 m/s; (2) Saturation temperature: 37.39 ℃
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3. Initial test results-Test 2
(1)Water velocity: 0.89 m/s; (2) Saturation temperature: 37.39 ℃
Tube Water velocity
T-water-in
T-water-out
∆𝐓--inlet-outlet
Heat exchange rate
Heat Flux Heat Flux
∆𝐏-pressure -pressure drop
m/s °C °C °C W Btu/HR-ft2 W/m2 PSI1 0.89 29.71 33.25 3.54 2492.77 6602.21 20826.08 0.5042 0.89 29.65 33.16 3.51 2477.70 6562.30 20700.20 0.5023 0.89 29.76 33.20 3.53 2488.98 6592.17 20794.42 0.510
SaturationPressure
SaturationTemperature
T-refrigerant-in-middle
PSI °C °C136.34 37.39 85.34
Test 3: Refrigerant-side results (averaged)
Test 3: Cooling-water-side results (averaged)
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● Feb.-Mar. 31, 2015:
Complete all the construction of the test system ● April-May.15, 2015: Make up cooling water, and charge them into the test system to start the fouling test ● May. 15, 2015 - Jan.15, 2017: (20 months) Medium fouling potential: 1.6 m/s 4 months Medium fouling potential: 0.9 m/s 4 months Medium fouling potential: 2.4 m/s 4 months High fouling potential: 1.6 m/s 4 months Low fouling potential: 1.6 m/s 4 months
4. Project Plans
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● During the fouling test (20 months) 1. Develop the correlation of dry matter concentration of cooling water based on the water quality analysis.
2. Analyze the fouling data.
● Feb. 1, 2017-April. 30, 2017 Develop the fouling prediction model based on the test data.
4. Project Plan
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